On April 2, the National Archives and Records Administration will make individual records from the 1940 Census available to the public for the first time. We invite you to explore our site to see how America has changed since the 1940s. We use compelling links, infographics, and photos to compare the 1940 Census with corresponding information about the 2010 Census. Additionally, be sure to check out our Facts for Features to learn about some of the major innovations in development for the 2020 Census that will control costs and improve efficiency.

__________________The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth GalbraithWe must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.Elie Wiesel

Milwaukee does as well, with the city nearly doubling in size (50 to 91 square miles) in the 1950s as it annexed surrounding suburbs. LA in 1940 had a dense urban core but had vast rural areas within its boundaries (especially the San Fernando Valley), so of those twenty, New York City and San Francisco are the only ones that were built out by 1940, but has continued to densify.

Ancestry is running a free week of searches for the 1930 and 1940 census. You can actually see the forms that are filled out. Kind of neat. I was able to track down a couple of ancestors.

From 1930
My grandfather lived on Grant street in Wilkes-Barre. He was a coal miner and owned the house.
Another lived in Versaille, Pittsburgh. He was a car salesman.
and another on Beecher St in Pittsburgh. He was a steetcar motorman.

Milwaukee does as well, with the city nearly doubling in size (50 to 91 square miles) in the 1950s as it annexed surrounding suburbs. LA in 1940 had a dense urban core but had vast rural areas within its boundaries (especially the San Fernando Valley), so of those twenty, New York City is the only one that was built out by 1940, but has continued to densify.